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that is for all of us. that is not for sale. that is, indeed, for all of us. i would finally say presente for those who have gone before who forged this task, enabled many of us to do this work today, i would say [speaking foreign language] because the struggle is not over. the struggle continues. and ultimately i would ask also of us to continue [speaking foreign language] -- the healing and repair of the world and that's our small piece of the world in san francisco and our global community of which we are a part. so thank you all. [applause] >> i'd like to call up the district 11 honorees, jacqueline zapata-chavez. i first met jackie a couple of years ago and i was so surprised that i just met her a couple of years ago. i had known her well before. but it turns out that when i got to know jackie, i did know her. i saw her face every day on the mural on the playground. i always wondered who that was. it's jackie chavez. she was born in general hospital, the first generation nicaraguan. she is a native of san francisco but also a member of the exelsor. she gr
that is for all of us. that is not for sale. that is, indeed, for all of us. i would finally say presente for those who have gone before who forged this task, enabled many of us to do this work today, i would say [speaking foreign language] because the struggle is not over. the struggle continues. and ultimately i would ask also of us to continue [speaking foreign language] -- the healing and repair of the world and that's our small piece of the world in san francisco and our global community...
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us. we want to see a city that will be viable in every way. this community once their safety net protected. they want basic services protected. we want to work with you. they want to thank you for all the progress made already. we are committed to working with you and been there every step of the way. i would ask you to make sure that when it comes to the budget, your involvement does not in here tonight. you have to continue to come out. we need you to come out to the committee meetings and city hall to make sure that your voices are heard. it is not just for you. it is for your neighbor and everyone who lives in our district. we need to make sure that city government hears. the fact that we're here as the board of supervisors and the mayor is telling you the importance of hearing you out. keep at it. thank you for your time. thank you to everyone who made this possible. [applause] >> he has looked at the quality. he believes in people and human rights. he's one of the greatest guys i kn
us. we want to see a city that will be viable in every way. this community once their safety net protected. they want basic services protected. we want to work with you. they want to thank you for all the progress made already. we are committed to working with you and been there every step of the way. i would ask you to make sure that when it comes to the budget, your involvement does not in here tonight. you have to continue to come out. we need you to come out to the committee meetings and...
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it helps us answering the question, but it gives us a double bond to answer how we can activate port. i am hoping that oewd does pursue another extension. whether that is in addition to or in lieu of what ever the calculus is. there is also a contract that the port is pursuing brisbane . maybe 75 acres of area that the city missed the boat on not pursuing that contract as well. if there is some rule for this question, i could see it to being cursory because of the time line. i wanted to add to the conversation that the port is not an afterthought. but definitely not out the front burner of being able to galvanize new business. it is pre-disposed for new business. i am hoping that we will be able to report something that will definitively, on the progress of the question of the port before we turn back to the contract as a whole. i will determine if that is -- which will determine if it is something that will bolster the ecology. it has to be answered. >> we can certainly put in the rfp the issues that have been raised in terms of looking at that issue and potentially working with supp
it helps us answering the question, but it gives us a double bond to answer how we can activate port. i am hoping that oewd does pursue another extension. whether that is in addition to or in lieu of what ever the calculus is. there is also a contract that the port is pursuing brisbane . maybe 75 acres of area that the city missed the boat on not pursuing that contract as well. if there is some rule for this question, i could see it to being cursory because of the time line. i wanted to add to...
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thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle. >> so far, we have 35 people. we have collected 78 gallons, if not more. these are other locations that you can go. it is absolutely free. you just need to have the location open. you are set to go. >> good afternoon, and welcome to the rules committee meeting for thursday, march 17. happy st. patrick's day to everybody. i also want to wish a belated happy birthday to my colleague, supervisor mark farrell. happy birthday. my name is jane kim. i will be chairing the meeting. to my left we have supervisor farrell, who is also irish- american, along with supervisor elsbernd. the committee would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv to record the meetings and make the transcript available to the public on line. but there any announcements? >> please turn off any and all pagers. items acted upon today will appear on march 29 agenda unless otherwise stated. supervisor kim: thank you. we had members that
thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle. >> so far, we have 35 people. we have collected 78 gallons, if not more. these are other locations that you can go. it is absolutely free. you just need to have the location open. you are set to go. >> good afternoon, and welcome to the rules committee meeting for thursday, march 17. happy st. patrick's day to everybody. i also want to wish a...
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you can carve that out as a win for us. i am hearing is a citywide public-private -- it is citywide public-private load. the press has been not very wise in not questioning how you will do that. it is not going to matter. >> if it is part of the cca, i am not aware of that. supervisor campos: 1 thought that comes to mind is that we have the ability to get information, and maybe we can inquire to get more specifics of what the actual objective is and what the plan is for getting to that objective. supervisor mirkarimi: i would rely on the puc to be that feeder of information. i just want to make sure that when you put out statements like that, that garners the attention. this is what the new lieutenant governor has put out there, and i see no program that stipulate how we will deliver on that particular goal. ok, that is nothing unfamiliar. if it is about us affiliating with a particular strategy, then i like to know what that strategy is. good people from businesses that are looking to do business with us, as far as i know,
you can carve that out as a win for us. i am hearing is a citywide public-private -- it is citywide public-private load. the press has been not very wise in not questioning how you will do that. it is not going to matter. >> if it is part of the cca, i am not aware of that. supervisor campos: 1 thought that comes to mind is that we have the ability to get information, and maybe we can inquire to get more specifics of what the actual objective is and what the plan is for getting to that...
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because it's certainly -- i think it much better coming from more of us than less of us. and in terms of the timing just you have a sense of while we're discussing this, part of the reason this state was chosen as they wanted to choose a date before march 15. because they knew that was hour deadline for submitting it to the mayor. and they wanted to highlight for us the importance of community policing before we make that big decision. so that is the -- that's from my understanding, the reason for the timing. the community advisory board, i think they've been invited to this meeting next week. and i'm pretty sure they are. and they're going to be ready to make a number of presentations and discussions. there's been a lot of work put into it on the supervisors' end and up to this commission to decide what we want to do but i wanted to give you all that information. president mazzucco: commissioner hammer. commissioner hammer: thank you, president mazzucco. listen, if i had the power to come up with our schedule the last thing i would do is schedule another meeting next wee
because it's certainly -- i think it much better coming from more of us than less of us. and in terms of the timing just you have a sense of while we're discussing this, part of the reason this state was chosen as they wanted to choose a date before march 15. because they knew that was hour deadline for submitting it to the mayor. and they wanted to highlight for us the importance of community policing before we make that big decision. so that is the -- that's from my understanding, the reason...
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we have a lot of items before us today. >> good afternoon. my name is frank kennedy. i live and supervisor elsbernd's district, and i am a user of the transit system. david campos needs to be on the mtc because he is helping me to resolve issues that i am having with mtc's clipper card program, and i would just like everyone to see that mr. campeau's reject mr. campos gets on the board. thank you very much. supervisor kim: thank you, mr. kennedy. if the folks who are speaking to public comment could step closer to the microphone. >> my name is mark solomon, the north mission district, and i am proud to support supervisor campos to the mtc. he build coalitions, and they have the reaching governing body and it will be critical addressing the shortfalls we have seen in the past five years. if anybody can go to the mtc to restore those relations, it is supervisor campos, and i support his nomination. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i also sit on the working group for the sustainable community strategy. i am here in support of david ca
we have a lot of items before us today. >> good afternoon. my name is frank kennedy. i live and supervisor elsbernd's district, and i am a user of the transit system. david campos needs to be on the mtc because he is helping me to resolve issues that i am having with mtc's clipper card program, and i would just like everyone to see that mr. campeau's reject mr. campos gets on the board. thank you very much. supervisor kim: thank you, mr. kennedy. if the folks who are speaking to public...
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with us. it is safe and fun. thank you. supervisor campos: next speakers. please come on up. i would ask the speakers to slow down oncso that proper translatn can take place. >> [speaking spanish] >> good evening. i am a mother of the latino community in district 9. >> [speaking spanish] >> i am very grateful for the programs offered in district 9 by nonprofits. >> [speaking spanish] >> they provide education and opportunities for the parents and children. >> [speaking spanish] >> if they cut these programs, how will we continue to move forward? >> [speaking spanish] >> i believe that this is our country. we should continue -- [unintelligible] >> [speaking spanish] >> i believe all of these programs are really great. >> [speaking spanish] >> with the education we receive, we can give back education to the country. >> [speaking spanish] we work with these institutions whether it be volunteering our time or finding work. we have to continue with these programs. thank you. [applause] supervisor c
with us. it is safe and fun. thank you. supervisor campos: next speakers. please come on up. i would ask the speakers to slow down oncso that proper translatn can take place. >> [speaking spanish] >> good evening. i am a mother of the latino community in district 9. >> [speaking spanish] >> i am very grateful for the programs offered in district 9 by nonprofits. >> [speaking spanish] >> they provide education and opportunities for the parents and children....
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thank you for having us here. the director and i have worked in the non-profit sector for many years. that includes mental health, violence prevention, shelters. we know what it is like to face a budget impact. we have direct experiences working with clients when services are eliminated. when we do have service reduction, it is agonizing for us. we want to create some rhyme and reason when we come to the budget reductions and arias. in our funding process, we have a three-year cycle. it starts with our community needs assessment, funding allocation plan, and request for proposal. last year, we created our rp and had a lot of agencies respond. we are funding on a three-year cycle. when we are doing funding production, we're doing our best to maintain the three-year commitment we have by making three-year contracts with our agencies. this time around, we will not reduce those agencies in the three-year cycle. the city has a limited budget resources. this time around and we do the reduction, we're looking at doing th
thank you for having us here. the director and i have worked in the non-profit sector for many years. that includes mental health, violence prevention, shelters. we know what it is like to face a budget impact. we have direct experiences working with clients when services are eliminated. when we do have service reduction, it is agonizing for us. we want to create some rhyme and reason when we come to the budget reductions and arias. in our funding process, we have a three-year cycle. it starts...
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it is in poor in that state employees the rules and laws that govern us. [bell rings] it is important we do the analysis before the project is even approved. supervisor chiu: next speaker. >> hello. my name is jason sobel. i think this is fairly open and shut. there's a process that has to be followed as part of many construction process. clearly the mistake was not caught by planning. we simply ask that you require the proper process be followed on this project. i do not see how this is subjective in any way. i hope you will support the appeal. thank you for your time. >> supervisors, i am judith hoyem, and i am supporting the appeal. the unique block of ord is beloved in the neighborhood. we do feel the process should be followed properly. and we are going to consider having a building in the middle of that garden. we want to feel very confident that the planning department has done the diligence. and apparently that did not happen. whatever, what ever happened, the review and analysis of the categorical exemption simply was not done for this project. yo
it is in poor in that state employees the rules and laws that govern us. [bell rings] it is important we do the analysis before the project is even approved. supervisor chiu: next speaker. >> hello. my name is jason sobel. i think this is fairly open and shut. there's a process that has to be followed as part of many construction process. clearly the mistake was not caught by planning. we simply ask that you require the proper process be followed on this project. i do not see how this is...
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you see those twice a year from less. -- from us. it expanded the resources we have for many city departments. >supervisor campos: before we turn it over to staff, and terms of what departments are audited and what functions are reviewed, how is that determined that what is the role of this committee or the board of supervisors in helping to make that happen? >> we have worked to grow and create a robust work planning process in prior years. we began about now developing our work plan for july. what makes its way into the work plan is a host of different things based upon an assessment for our office from different risks in different departments, driven by more classical risk review, including how much money is being spent in that area, what kind of staff turnover we have seen in that sector, how many contracts, etc. risk analysis is part of it, but we have a consultation process -- department finance staff where we seek input from the citizens general oversight bond audit committee and review board. [no audio] we do consult with the
you see those twice a year from less. -- from us. it expanded the resources we have for many city departments. >supervisor campos: before we turn it over to staff, and terms of what departments are audited and what functions are reviewed, how is that determined that what is the role of this committee or the board of supervisors in helping to make that happen? >> we have worked to grow and create a robust work planning process in prior years. we began about now developing our work plan...
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i think after may 25th is acceptable for us. i would like to have someone there personally. >> we will not have a full board. we can go to may 25th. >> is anything that needs to go forward that we're not thinking about? >> if the permit was to be released, we would get a -- >> this does not affect the ongoing operation of this building? it does not affect the cooking school? >> we should add project sponsor. does this create a hardship? >> it surely does. we are very limited in space as it is. i don't think it will take us very long to work out our differences, i really don't. this is minor. it is getting back to the agenda which is important. >> the specific point that you just raise has to do with the actions or lack of actions having to do with upholding or lifting the suspension or aspects of the permit that is yet to come before us. >> if we can uphold the department's permit, we are glad to work with you. >> we have no problem. >> if we was up holding -- if we were delaying the suspension, i can guarantee you i would willi
i think after may 25th is acceptable for us. i would like to have someone there personally. >> we will not have a full board. we can go to may 25th. >> is anything that needs to go forward that we're not thinking about? >> if the permit was to be released, we would get a -- >> this does not affect the ongoing operation of this building? it does not affect the cooking school? >> we should add project sponsor. does this create a hardship? >> it surely does. we...
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supervisor mirkarimi: you have given us some things to think about. it was wonderful to have you here. >> good evening, board of supervisors. maria sue, director of the department youth and their families. i echo and support the ordinance of the legislation that commissioner chan is supporting. how the police can and perhaps should work with a juvenile and young people. hearing some of the testimonies from young people and parents, i have come to realize that one of the things we have done already is creatine a forum to meet with our case managers. maybe what we should do is take that one step further and create a forum to engage with our young people in the schools. i have heard many times, people say that it clicks and works really well. they meet and talk with the young people. that maybe that's something we can think about and work on. some concrete steps after this conversation. there is a significant amount of funding in the service area. we want to make sure that we leverage all of our partners skill sets and expertise in making sure that we ha
supervisor mirkarimi: you have given us some things to think about. it was wonderful to have you here. >> good evening, board of supervisors. maria sue, director of the department youth and their families. i echo and support the ordinance of the legislation that commissioner chan is supporting. how the police can and perhaps should work with a juvenile and young people. hearing some of the testimonies from young people and parents, i have come to realize that one of the things we have...
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behind us that could give us insight into who we are. >> oliver road trip on her website. check at often. new experiences will be added after every stop. so are you going out tonight? i can't. my parents say i have to be home right after work. ugh. that's so gay. totally gay. ugh. that is so emma and julia.
behind us that could give us insight into who we are. >> oliver road trip on her website. check at often. new experiences will be added after every stop. so are you going out tonight? i can't. my parents say i have to be home right after work. ugh. that's so gay. totally gay. ugh. that is so emma and julia.
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two of the leases are mixed use leases, which require per acre, rent, and royalty. some of the way the terms differ is whether brent, royalty, or both are due. royalty rates, deductions allowed, and payment due dates. this audit was a long, and as you can tell, it's complex for several reasons. the duration of the leases, multiple leases with various terms, staffing turnover, difficulty in obtaining data, and the inherent complex technical changes in mining. we looked at the various leases during the period of july 2004 through june 2008 and the puc's management of these leases. our findings over the audit period, the puc has collected $6.8 million under the mission valley leases. up to $634,000 and underpayment, potential underpayments, and other recoveries. due to the complexity of the leases and the data availability, we broke this finding down to three categories. immediate revenue recovery, potential revenue recovery, and lost revenue recovery. immediate recovery was $154,904 that was identified for immediate recovery. this is tent
two of the leases are mixed use leases, which require per acre, rent, and royalty. some of the way the terms differ is whether brent, royalty, or both are due. royalty rates, deductions allowed, and payment due dates. this audit was a long, and as you can tell, it's complex for several reasons. the duration of the leases, multiple leases with various terms, staffing turnover, difficulty in obtaining data, and the inherent complex technical changes in mining. we looked at the various leases...
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the audit also found that a large amount of inventory had not been used in five years or more, which results in higher inventory carrying costs and risk of obsolete inventory. waste water enterprise also did not have a complete record of its tools and did not have an adequate tool checkout system. tools are items less than $5,000 that are not part of the inventory but are used at various craft shops. examples -- electrical shock, plumbing shop. these are that-sensitive items that should be tracked and managed -- deaths -- theft- sensitive items that should be tracked and manage. we also recommended creating a board or committee to periodically review inventory for obsolete items. fact of our audit -- waste water in a price accepted our recommendation for more efficient processes and responded with a plan of action to track all inventory items and use electronic processes when feasible -- the impact of our audit. the puc is undergoing a significant upgrade, which will affect warehouse practices. it includes a new tool module to facilitate tracking tool inventory. >> and so our final -
the audit also found that a large amount of inventory had not been used in five years or more, which results in higher inventory carrying costs and risk of obsolete inventory. waste water enterprise also did not have a complete record of its tools and did not have an adequate tool checkout system. tools are items less than $5,000 that are not part of the inventory but are used at various craft shops. examples -- electrical shock, plumbing shop. these are that-sensitive items that should be...
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commissioner hammer: i want to thank you for inviting us tonight. we need in a smaller room and we get a smaller crowd. we are much richer by seeing what the real life experiences are in san francisco. from the chief selection process, the more voices we hear, it is enormously valuable to us. i just want to second one thing that commissioner chan said. we have been involved with the crisis intervention model. i have worked with them going to l.a. looking at new ways together with the police to prevent crime, prevent shootings, prevent violence. i think that from all of the police officers i have known, and that is what cops want to do when they show up. i think it helps hellholthem dot they want. i have spent most of my career as a lawyer and as a prosecutor. you can divide the cases use of any cases you don't by how engaged in the community fields -- feels. the inspector zooming in has verty little hope of cooperation. the case that i sought an officer out here working very intensely with housing project in various parts of san francisco, block by
commissioner hammer: i want to thank you for inviting us tonight. we need in a smaller room and we get a smaller crowd. we are much richer by seeing what the real life experiences are in san francisco. from the chief selection process, the more voices we hear, it is enormously valuable to us. i just want to second one thing that commissioner chan said. we have been involved with the crisis intervention model. i have worked with them going to l.a. looking at new ways together with the police to...
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many of us have to deal with that aftermath. so, understanding your report in the statistics on this, -- you are reporting the statistics on this, there is the visceral impact on communities. another murder happened. they are not necessarily focusing on the reason why, even if it has not been classified as a crime, per se. we hear from people that the police department is becoming less connected after those particular events because when one hears that a death had occurred, but it may not be classified as a homicide, it was not a crime, because it might be out of self-defense, that is it. it is tough to put it down. the crime you spoke of, the gentleman from sacramento burned the car. that was in my district. realizing that is not classified as a homicide in san francisco, it was a homicide in sacramento, right? it left a trail in effect. i'm having a community meeting next monday because that aggregate's all the other little things to the point where it's creates concern. i don't know if you can speak to that. >> i agree with y
many of us have to deal with that aftermath. so, understanding your report in the statistics on this, -- you are reporting the statistics on this, there is the visceral impact on communities. another murder happened. they are not necessarily focusing on the reason why, even if it has not been classified as a crime, per se. we hear from people that the police department is becoming less connected after those particular events because when one hears that a death had occurred, but it may not be...
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you have three of us. all of us represents a pretty challenging districts -- 9, 5, 10. how can we, as elected members, the better partners? what would you do if you were in our position to help quell crime, if that is even possible? protect people, provide a certain sense of safety for our constituents. >> i do not know how much you as individual supervisors can do, but i think as a group, together, what we need to see is, like the other day on saturday, the supervisors out with the public, talking to them, reassuring them that everything is being done to insure their safety. i know the police apartment is working hard, very diligently on the crime component, but there is an education component, but i think that can come from you all so that people understand their own responsibility for their own safety. that they have to be responsible when they are riding the buses or walking the street. they have to be aware of their surroundings. they cannot have personal electronics out in public view. they really should not keep personal electronics or anything of value in their
you have three of us. all of us represents a pretty challenging districts -- 9, 5, 10. how can we, as elected members, the better partners? what would you do if you were in our position to help quell crime, if that is even possible? protect people, provide a certain sense of safety for our constituents. >> i do not know how much you as individual supervisors can do, but i think as a group, together, what we need to see is, like the other day on saturday, the supervisors out with the...
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we're going to the question of resolve rate, that might help us in the same exercise. i am wondering if that is possible. >> i will try it. i don't know if it is possible. i will work on it. supervisor mirkarimi: i appreciate that for much. thank you for your time today. this is a preliminary discussion. it is the first meeting of the new year. some subjects we will pull out that more focused hearings. thank you very much for your ongoing assistance and supporting us with this data. appreciate it. we will open this up for public comment now, if anybody would like to comment. >> good morning, supervisors. my name is douglas. i have lived in san francisco for 59 years. regarding public safety conditions, one overlooks aspects that i have been doing research on lately, there have been feelings of anxiety for street cops. i question that because there has been plenty of discussion regarding the recent poa election of the head of the police union. for the fourth time it seems to me that there was a noticeable level of the agreement as to how poa was being run. there were se
we're going to the question of resolve rate, that might help us in the same exercise. i am wondering if that is possible. >> i will try it. i don't know if it is possible. i will work on it. supervisor mirkarimi: i appreciate that for much. thank you for your time today. this is a preliminary discussion. it is the first meeting of the new year. some subjects we will pull out that more focused hearings. thank you very much for your ongoing assistance and supporting us with this data....
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it is using the system, the tesla waters treatment facility. one used the older or more manual system, which was the east-west transition name. the contract was awarded and is $81.4 billion design-build contract. the objectives of the audit were to determine if each of the contractors complied with their construction contracts and to evaluate the puc's management of the two construction contracts. in terms of findings, we had a positive finding. there were no exceptions found. in other words, we found that the contractor complied with their contracts and the puc did a good job managing the state of construction projects. the puc employed construction management best practices on both projects. both with and without the new system. with the manual system and with the new system, they had great practices. the audit found that the project and contract oversight -- the puc staff and contractors identified a couple minor areas within the cmis system that could be improved. for example, there is some redundancy and duplicative efforts in the policy r
it is using the system, the tesla waters treatment facility. one used the older or more manual system, which was the east-west transition name. the contract was awarded and is $81.4 billion design-build contract. the objectives of the audit were to determine if each of the contractors complied with their construction contracts and to evaluate the puc's management of the two construction contracts. in terms of findings, we had a positive finding. there were no exceptions found. in other words,...
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it is your position that these unresolved and -- concerns can be resolved because it comes back to us? >> i think part of the difficulty that we are all having now is we are talking in the abstract about a lot of different piers and an unknown amount of investment by the authority, so i think we will have a lot more concrete information in a few short months, and my hope would be that we have our arms around the investment that the event authority is proposing in a few months, and that will include very discreet negotiations that we will be able to report to you. it is this amount of equipment, and here are the development sites, and we will be looking at very concrete performance and analysis around those very specific things. here, we are talking about a framework for that negotiation, but i think it is important to hear what you care about so we can go into those negotiations knowing what to try to adjust. supervisor mirkarimi: all right. chair chu: there are a lot of facts put out there. the determination from the city attorney's office that the changes were not material or did no
it is your position that these unresolved and -- concerns can be resolved because it comes back to us? >> i think part of the difficulty that we are all having now is we are talking in the abstract about a lot of different piers and an unknown amount of investment by the authority, so i think we will have a lot more concrete information in a few short months, and my hope would be that we have our arms around the investment that the event authority is proposing in a few months, and that...
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do you want us to go back to that? supervisor campos: my fear is we will have a number of issues coming up that will require -- that could be deemed to be special projects, but we need some work by the legislative analyst's office, whether it is pension reform or who knows what else? we want to make sure that we have flexibility in the hours in place that we can do that. >> a cake, i will look into that. supervisor campos: president chiu? supervisor chiu: could you tell us again, the hours that individual board members have -- they come out of the budget analysis? >> they come out of the performance -- what we are recommending to give flexibility to everyone is -- last year, we had two buckets. i believe we had 1000 hours for special requests and another 4500 hours for projects approved through a motion of the full board. what we would like to do for 2011 is combine those hours and maintain it at the 5500 hours but allow a little more flexibility, whether the request comes from an individual member or a motion. instead
do you want us to go back to that? supervisor campos: my fear is we will have a number of issues coming up that will require -- that could be deemed to be special projects, but we need some work by the legislative analyst's office, whether it is pension reform or who knows what else? we want to make sure that we have flexibility in the hours in place that we can do that. >> a cake, i will look into that. supervisor campos: president chiu? supervisor chiu: could you tell us again, the...
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it's not something that's going to break us. we read more than that when we get our stuff on friday. so that's my -- and we should honor this and go. president mazzucco: dr. marshall. vice president marshall: just so you know, commissioner kingsley, they canceled meetings on us before. just want you to know that. there was an entertainment commission meeting also and something set up with the board of supervisors and so this has happened before. just so you know. president mazzucco: ok. shall we start with commissioner hammer's motion? >> i'll concede you have the right to call the motions in order. so i won't argue that point. i did intend to move to amend your motion. and i'll allow the chair to rule on it whether that's a proper motion or nolt. -- or not. it's your prerogative. president mazzucco: i'll start with the motion at that we move to postpone this meeting with the joint board of supervisors, public safety committee meeting regarding community policing until three to four weeks whatever is convenient for commissioner
it's not something that's going to break us. we read more than that when we get our stuff on friday. so that's my -- and we should honor this and go. president mazzucco: dr. marshall. vice president marshall: just so you know, commissioner kingsley, they canceled meetings on us before. just want you to know that. there was an entertainment commission meeting also and something set up with the board of supervisors and so this has happened before. just so you know. president mazzucco: ok. shall...
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they have met with us. i want to throw that out. i also feel that public housing should be on the board of the cpap. they are not, and they should be represented, every public housing development in every district. i believe the philosophy of the department should be changed. where you have new officers coming in, you should find some addendum that will uphold community policing. that should be part of the application process. in your budget, i think it should be budgeted in that ongoing training for officers that are here -- it is one thing to walk the walk. but we need to walk the walk, not just talk the talk. it is one thing to stand up when everybody is applauding and feeling good, but when all of us get back home we want to be safe. we want the officers to be safe. we want to work together. officers have to come up. supervisor campos: you said you were an applicant for the citizens' advisory board? can you say a little bit about that? is there an application process? >> a couple months ago, i picked up some documentation from t
they have met with us. i want to throw that out. i also feel that public housing should be on the board of the cpap. they are not, and they should be represented, every public housing development in every district. i believe the philosophy of the department should be changed. where you have new officers coming in, you should find some addendum that will uphold community policing. that should be part of the application process. in your budget, i think it should be budgeted in that ongoing...